List of recipients of the Royal Victorian Chain

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Below is a list of Recipients of the Royal Victorian Chain:

Edward VII (1902–1910)[]

Image Name Date conferred Notes
Kinggeorgev1928.jpg George, Prince of Wales KG KT KP GCMG GCVO PC 1902[1] Later George V
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.jpg Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG KT KP GCMG GCSI GCB GCIE GCVO KStJ PC 1902[2]
Frederik VIII of Denmark 1909.jpg Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark KG GCB GCVO 1902[2] Later Frederick VIII, King of Denmark
Haakon VII 1906 OB.F04662b.jpg Prince Charles of Denmark GCB GCVO 1902[2] Later Haakon VII, King of Norway
ConstantinoIDeGrecia.jpeg Constantine, Crown Prince of Greece GCB 1902[1] Later Constantine I, King of the Hellenes
Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929), brother of Kaiser Wilhelm II.jpg Prince Henry of Prussia KG GCB 1902[1] Revoked in 1915
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll.jpg John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll KT GCMG GCVO PC 1902[2]
Ernst Ludwig von Hessen 1905 Foto Jacob Hilsdorf.jpeg Ernst Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine KG GCB 1902[2] Revoked in 1915
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1831-1917).png Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein KG GCVO KStJ PC ADC 1902[1]
Alex Duff Fife.png Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife KT GCVO PC 1902[2]
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany - 1902.jpg Wilhelm II, German Emperor KG GCVO KStJ 1902[2] Revoked in 1915
King Carlos I of Portugal - National Portrait Gallery.png Carlos I, King of Portugal and the Algarves KG 1902[1]
Frederick Temple 1900 Bradford.JPG Frederick Temple 1902[3] Archbishop of Canterbury
George Curzon2.jpg George Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon of Kedleston GCSI GCIE 1903[2] Viceroy of India
Later 1st Earl Curzon of Kedleston
Later 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Vitorioemanuel.jpg Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont KG 1903[1] Later Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy
Revoked in 1941
Mikola II (cropped)-2.jpg Nicholas II, Emperor of All Russia KG 6 September 1904[4]
Emperor Francis Joseph.jpg Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria KG 6 September 1904[4] Revoked in 1915
Kristian 9.jpg Christian IX, King of Denmark KG GCB 1904[2]
William, German Crown Prince.jpg Wilhelm, German Crown Prince KG 1904[1] Revoked in 1915
Rey Alfonso XIII de España, by Kaulak.jpg Alfonso XIII, King of Spain KG GCVO 9 June 1905[5]
Abbas Helmi II (military).JPG Abbas II, Khedive of Egypt and Sudan GCB GCMG GCVO 15 June 1905[6]
George I of Greece.jpg George I, King of the Hellenes KG GCVO 1 December 1905[7]
Marquess of Lansdowne.jpg Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne KG GCSI GCMG GCIE 22 December 1905[8]
Prince Arthur of Connaught Garter.jpg Prince Arthur of Connaught KG GCVO 15 May 1906[9]
Gustaf V av Sverige.jpg Gustaf V, King of Sweden KG GCB 5 May 1908[10]
Armand Fallières Paris.jpg Armand Fallières 29 May 1908[11] President of the French Republic

George V (1910–1936)[]

Image Name Date conferred Notes
Randall Thomas Davidson losslesscropstrict.jpg Randall Davidson GCVO 23 June 1911[12] Archbishop of Canterbury
Later 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth
Henry Fitzalan-Howard (1890).jpg Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk KG GCVO 23 June 1911[12] Earl Marshal
Marquess of Crewe.jpg Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG 13 February 1912[13] Secretary of State for India
Charles Hardinge.jpg Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO ISO 13 February 1912[13] Viceroy of India
The Earl of Rosebery.jpg Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery KG KT PC 4 June 1917[14] Former Prime Minister
HRH The Prince of Wales No 4 (HS85-10-36416).jpg Edward, Prince of Wales KG GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO MC PC ADC 1921[15] Later Edward VIII
Later Duke of Windsor
Cosmo Lang by Laszlo.jpg Cosmo Gordon Lang 26 April 1923[16] Archbishop of Canterbury
Later 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth
Gustaf VI Adolf av Sverige som kronprins.jpg Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden GCB GCVO 1923[15] Later Gustaf VI Adolf, King of Sweden
Richard George Penn Curzon, Vanity Fair, 1896-06-04.jpg Richard Curzon, 4th Earl Howe GCVO TD JP 1925 Former Lord Chamberlain to Queen Alexandra
George VI in 1920.jpg Prince Albert, Duke of York KG KT GCMG GCVO GCStJ PC ADC 1927[17] Later George VI
King Amanullah Khan.jpg Amānullāh Khān, King of Afghanistan 1928
Takamatsunomiya nobuhito.jpg Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu 1930 Revoked in 1942
Haile Selassie in full dress.jpg Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia GCB GCMG GCVO 1930[15]
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester.jpg Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO 3 June 1932[18]
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, by Elliott & Fry.jpg William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland KG GCVO KStJ PC 13 June 1932[19]
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia.jpg Paul, Prince Regent of Yugoslavia 1934[15]
Umberto II, 1944.jpg Umberto, Prince of Piedmont 1935 Later Umberto II, King of Italy
17th Earl of Derby.jpg Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby KG GCB GCVO PC 1935[20]
Earlofathlone.jpg Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone KG GCB DSO GCVO KStJ PC ADC 1935[20] Born Prince Alexander of Teck
Coronet of a British Earl.svg
Earl of Cromer COA.svg 		Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer GCB GCIE GCVO PC 3 June 1935[21] Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Prince George, Duke of Kent.jpg Prince George, Duke of Kent KG KT GCMG GCVO 1 January 1936[22]

George VI (1936–1952)[]

Image Name Date conferred Notes
Chichibunomiya Yasuhito.jpg Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu 1937
Queen Elizabeth Bowes Lyon in Coronation Robes by Sir Gerald Kelly.jpg Queen Elizabeth LG CI GCVO GBE DStJ 11 May 1937[23] Later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Queenmaryformalportrait edit3.jpg Queen Mary LG VA CI GCSI GCVO GBE GCStJ RRC 11 May 1937[23]
Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram GCB GCVO CSI PC 11 May 1937[24] Former Private Secretary to the Sovereign
Leopold III (1934).jpg Leopold III, King of the Belgians KG GCVO 1937[15]
James Hamilton 3rd Duke of Abercorn.png James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn KG KP 10 August 1945[25] Governor of Northern Ireland
NezamHaydarabad (cropped to image only).jpg Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII GCSI GBE GCStJ 1 January 1946[26] Nizam of Hyderabad
CrownPrinceMohammadRezaPahlavi1.jpg Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran 1948[15]
Geoffrey-Fisher-Archbishop-1960.png Geoffrey Fisher 1 January 1949[27] Archbishop of Canterbury
Later Baron Fisher of Lambeth
Sir John Weir GCVO 9 June 1949[28]
Koningin Juliana heeft op paleis Soestdijk B.M. Leito beëdigd als gouverneur van, Bestanddeelnr 923-6352 (crop).jpg Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands 1950[15]

Elizabeth II (1952–)[]

Image Name Date conferred Notes
George Herbert Hyde Villiers in October of 1899.jpg George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon KG GCMG GCVO GCStJ PC DL 24 October 1952[29] Former Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Bernard-Marmaduke-Fitzalan-Howard-16th-Duke-of-Norfolk.jpg Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk KG GCVO PC DL 1 June 1953[30] Earl Marshal
10th Duke of Beaufort 3 Allan Warren.jpg Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort KG GCVO PC 1 June 1953[30] Master of the Horse
Olav V of Norway.jpg Olav, Crown Prince of Norway GCB GCVO 1955 Later Olav V, King of Norway
King Faisal II of Iraq.jpg Faisal II, King of Iraq 1955
General Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, Presidente de Portugal.tif Francisco Craveiro Lopes 1957 President of the Portuguese Republic
Frederick IX in 1947.png Frederick IX, King of Denmark KG GCB GCVO GCStJ 1957
Vincent Massey 1927.jpg Vincent Massey CH GCStJ CD 29 July 1960[31] Governor General of Canada
Anefo 911-6993 Aankomst Koning (cropped).jpg Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand 1960
Charles de Gaulle-1963.jpg Charles de Gaulle 1960 President of the French Republic
Portrait of Mahendra.jpg Mahendra, King of Nepal 1961
Lawrence Roger Lumley.jpg Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough KG GCSI GCIE GCVO TD PC DL 1 January 1963[32] Former Lord Chamberlain of the Household
The 14th Duke of Hamilton KT, GCVO, AFC, PC, DL, FRCSE, FRGS by Stoneman.jpg Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton KT GCVO AFC 3 March 1964[33] Lord Steward
Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen.jpg Amha Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia GCMG GBE 1965
King Hussein in uniform in 1953.jpg Hussein I, King of Jordan GCVO GCStJ 1966
Muhammed Ayub Khan.JPG Ayub Khan GCMG MBE 1966 President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz.jpg Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia 1967[34]
Michael Adeane, Baron Adeane.jpg Sir Michael Adeane GCB GCVO 11 April 1972[35] Former Private Secretary to the Sovereign
Later Baron Adeane
King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan in 1963.jpg Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan 1972
Governor General Roland Michener at Alma College graduation ceremonies 1972 (crop).jpg Roland Michener PC CC CMM KStJ CD QC 3 August 1973[36] Governor General of Canada
Michael Ramsey 1974.jpg Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury 19 November 1974[37] Former Archbishop of Canterbury
Koningin Margrethe en Koningin Juliana bezoeken Het Dorp in Arnhem Koningin M, Bestanddeelnr 928-2452 (cropped).jpg Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark 1974
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah c. 1967 (restoration).jpg Birendra, King of Nepal 1975
King Carl XVI Gustaf in 1974 JvmKBDB14637 02.jpg Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 1975
The Most Reverend Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York.jpg Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan PC 14 March 1980[38] Former Archbishop of Canterbury
King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Official.jpg Khalid, King of Saudi Arabia 1981
George Cakobau (cropped).jpg Ratu Sir George Cakobau GCMG OBE 30 October 1982[39] Governor General of Fiji
Prinses Beatrix.jpg Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands GCVO 1982 Abdicated 2013
Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean.jpg Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean KT GCVO KBE PC 29 November 1984[40] Former Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Ramalho Eanes, North Portico, 1983.jpg António Ramalho Eanes GCB 1985 President of the Portuguese Republic
King Juan Carlos of Spain with Ambbassador Khatib (Cropped).png Juan Carlos I, King of Spain 1986 Abdicated 2014
Fahd of Saudi Arabia Portrait.jpg Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia 1987
Princess Margaret.jpg The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon CI GCVO GCStJ CD 21 August 1990[41]
Runciethumb.jpg Robert Runcie, Baron Runcie MC PC 1991[42] Former Archbishop of Canterbury
Sir Martin Charteris in 1962.jpg Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield GCB GCVO OBE QSO PC 10 July 1992[43] Former Private Secretary to the Sovereign
President Mitterand bij slotzitting Europa Congres Mitterand, kop, Bestanddeelnr 934-2444 (portrait crop).jpg François Mitterrand GCB 1992 President of the French Republic
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1991-039-11, Richard v. Weizsäcker.jpg Richard von Weizsäcker 1992 Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany
King Harald V of Norway Trondheim2010- 1.jpg Harald V, King of Norway GCVO 1994[44]
Coat of Arms of the Earldom of Airlie.svg David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie KT GCVO PC 17 December 1997[45] Former Lord Chamberlain of the Household
17th Duke of Norfolk Allan Warren.jpg Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk KG CB CBE MC DL 1 November 2000[46] Earl Marshal
Archbishop george carey1.jpg George Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton PC 29 October 2002[47] Former Archbishop of Canterbury
Duke of Edinburgh 33 Allan Warren.jpg The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GBE AC QSO 20 November 2007[48]
King Abdullah bin Abdul al-Saud January 2007.jpg Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia 2007
QaboosBinSaidAlSaid (cropped).jpg Qaboos, Sultan of Oman GCB GCMG GCVO GCStJ 2010
Rowan Williams -001b.jpg Rowan Williams PC 4 October 2012 Former Archbishop of Canterbury
Later Baron Williams of Oystermouth
Official portrait of Earl Peel crop 2.jpg William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel GCVO PC DL 13 April 2021 Former Lord Chamberlain of the Household

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